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Harry Watt (1906–1987)

Director | Writer | Producer

Scottish-born director Harry Watt began his career in the 1930s, and directed several documentaries during World War II, most notably Target for Tonight. He went to Ealing Studios after the war, and the five films he made there were all shot in Africa or Australia. He turned to directing television in the 1950s, and afterward he went back to his roots and shot documentaries. See full bio »

Born:

in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Died:

(age 80) in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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1961 The Boy Who Loved Horses
 
1961 Vidunderhunden bara (documentary short)
 
1959-1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
– Justice for Gino (1960)
– The Slaver (1959)
– The Judge (1959)
 
1959 Four Desperate Men
 
1954 People Like Maria (documentary)
 
1954 West of Zanzibar
 
1951 Ivory Hunter
 
1949 Massacre Hill
 
1946 The Overlanders
 
1944 While Nero Fiddled
 
1943 Nine Men
 
1941 Target for Tonight (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1941 Christmas Under Fire (documentary short)
 
1940 London Can Take It! (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1940 The Front Line (documentary short)
 
1940 Squadron 992 (documentary short)
 
1940 Dover Front Line (documentary short)
 
1939 The First Days (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1938 North Sea (documentary short)
 
1937 Big Money (documentary short)
 
1937 The Saving of Bill Blewitt (short)
 
1936 Big Money (documentary short)
 
1936 Night Mail (documentary short)
 
1934 6.30 Collection (documentary short) (as R.H. Watt)
 
Show ShowWriter (12 titles)
1961 The Boy Who Loved Horses
 
1961 Vidunderhunden bara (documentary short)
 
1954 West of Zanzibar (story)
 
1951 Ivory Hunter (story)
 
1949 Massacre Hill (screenplay & story)
 
1946 The Overlanders
 
1944 For Those in Peril
 
1943 Nine Men (writer)
 
1941 Target for Tonight (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1940 War and Order (short) (uncredited)
 
1937 Big Money (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1936 Big Money (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
1940 Air Communique (documentary short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 Health at War (documentary short) (producer)
 
1940 War and Order (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 Welfare of the Workers (documentary) (producer - uncredited)
 
1939 Forty Million People (documentary short) (producer)
 
1938 Four Barriers (documentary) (producer)
 
1936 Night Mail (documentary short) (producer)
 
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1939 Jamaica Inn (special effects)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1935 Coal Face (documentary short) (additional photography)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1934 Man of Aran (documentary) (laboratory assistant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1934 6.30 Collection (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1979 Clapper Board (TV series)
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– Harry Watt: Part 3 (1979) … Himself
– Harry Watt: Part 2 (1979) … Himself
– Harry Watt: Part 1 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1973 Grierson (documentary)
Himself
 
1938 Wealth of a Nation (documentary short)
Commentator
 
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2011 Britain Through a Lens - The Documentary Film Mob (TV documentary)
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Alternate Names:

R.H. Watt
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Educated at the University of Edinburgh. See more »

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